before a plane crashes in a massive fire ball. lrning. the new lawsuit from a survivor of a terrifying home invasion she called 911 after a stranger broke into her home and stabbed her. >> help us help us, please! >> but help never came who she says is to blame. the breaking headline of the 2020 race, the major shakeup beto o'rourke just dropped out. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. good evening, everyone stretched and exhausted. firefighters doing battle with yet another explosive new wildfire burning in southern california tonight this one, prompting thousands to evacuate and threatening some of the produce much of the nation consumes as officials warn flames aren't slowdo nbc's gadi schwartz is in the fire zone.

>> reporter: just when they thought the worst was over, a new inferno overnight, 90 minutes west of los angeles. the maria fire sparking a wall of flames, forcing 8,000 to flee their homes. >> it just started, a very small corner then within minutes, it just expanded really quickly. >> reporter: from a distance, the time lapse capturing what looked like a blow torch across the hillside as wind fueled the flames, critical aerial assaults temporarily grounded due to unauthorized drones. the fire department tweeting "if you fly, we can't. so far, the fire destroying 9,000 acres. >> very frightening and humbling to know that your home can be destroyed and everything gone. >> reporter: out here, it's not just about protecting people's property and protecting people's homes. it's about protecting agriculture. we're seeing these dramatic water drops, and they are defending what is a lemon orchard. this lemon orchard is a major driver in this economy hundreds of millions of dollars worth of lemons, avocados and strawberries, exported all over the world, at risk

officials warning evenho the wind conditions are improving, there's still no end in sight. >> please have a plan and be ready to gat important industrye thatand natural gas industry as you can imagine, that's extremely dangerous in these conditions that. the person that lives here says that pump jack was going before the flames blew through when they cut off power to it, it also cut off power to his pump so it made it very difficult to fight this fire from his property. firefighters are saying that the red flag warning is extended all the way until tomorrow at 6:00 p.m., and this fire is 0% contained. lester, back to you. >> all right gadi, thanks. meantime, violent winds and heavy rains brought disaster here to the northeast. there are states o emergency in place for 11 new york state counties tonight, from d.c. northward, plunging thousands into darknesd storms overnight toppled trees and knocked out power to thousands. >> the neighbor's house got hit. this large tree came down.

the power was out. >> reporter: high winds up to 70 miles an hour and heavy rain across the northeast, trigge tornado warnings and watches from pennsylvania to the carolinas. near philadelphia, roofs ripped off houses after a twister hit states of emergency in upstate new york, too. >> i know you notified fire, but we need to hurry up. the water is rising rapidly. >> reporter: flash floods trapping drivers and killing one man. crews saving this baby before the rushing waters swept her away not far from new york city, horror during trick-or-treat, 9-year-old. >> it literally fell on top of her and had her pinned until, you know, the police could get here to get her out from under it. >> reporter: back here in hard-hit madison, new jersey, crews spent the day restoring power and will be cleaning up damage like this throughout the

weekend. lester >> kathy park, thank you after all that, now the deep freeze 53 million people at risk. al roker, what's in store for this weekend >> lester, we're looking at some really cold temperatures stretching from the south, from 16 states all the way into the northeast. 53 million people under freeze warnings, frost advisories, we could see problems with plants out there. saturday morning temperatures, anywhere right within a degree or two of freezing, it's going to be a chilly one saturday jet stream to the south and temperatures anywhere from 5 to 20 degrees below average on saturday warming up just a little bit on sunday and we don't see finally temperatures getting a little more mild until the middle of next week. so bundle up and just hold on al, thank you. there is breaking news this evening in the race for president, a big name is dropping out peter alexander here, what can you tell us? >> beto o'rourke late tonight announcing he's ending his white house bid. this is a former texas congressman considered a

front-runner, making a big splash when he entered the race with "vanity fair" even featuring him on the cover last spring o'rourke nearly knocked off ted cruz in the 2018 race could not capture that same energy, that fundraising as the presidential candidate. his poll numbers have been in the single digits for months he was at risk of not qualifying for this month's democratic debate what is next for o'rourke? tonight his spokesperson says he will not be a candidate for senate in texas. lester >> peter, thank you. with that field shrinking, one of the leading contenders, senator elizabeth warren unveiling her long-awaited medicare for all plan today. the proposal coming with a big price tag would make sweeping changes to the u.s. healthm. andrea mitchell with details. >> reporter: leading in iowa, elizabeth warren today is putting a price tag on medicare for all. $20.5 trillion in new spending over ten years paid for by taxing billionaires and big business.

dicare for all without raising taxes one cent on middle class families. eliminate all private covering more than half of all americans. no more premiums, no deductibles. how would she pay for it employers would pay the government almost $9 trillion over ten years, similar to what they spend now on employees' health care. she would boost billionaire's wealth tax, impose a new tax on stock trades, higher taxes on investment gains for the top 1% and cut military spending. the harvard professor has 54 plans on her website but medicare for all that is drawing fire from her rivals joe biden on the news hour tonight with judy woodruff >> she's making it up. nobody thinks it's $20 trillion. it's between 30 and $40 trillion. contain medical costs, but at a political price. >> elizabeth warren is being

very aggressive here in pushing down prices paid to doctors, hospitals and drug companies, and that will bring the costs down but also create some very powerful enemies >> reporter: warren's plan excites the democratic base but eliminating private insurance could hurt the suburban swing voters she will need if she's the nominee. and president trump, who has been trying to kill obamacare, can't wait to take on medicare for all. lester >> andrea mitchell tonight, thank you. a major sign tonight that actress lori loughlin is headed to trial in the college cheating scandal. the star and her husband pleading not guilty today to the bribery charges against them here is nbc's miguel almaguer. >> reporter: spotted in los angeles, today lori loughlint pe in a clear signal she's headed towards trial. the hollywood actress and her fashion designer husband are doubling down, both pleading not guilty to a new charge of conspiracy to commit bribery in a superseding indictment. >> i've been given all the evidence that's out there against her. it's a big gamble to plead not guilty now.

>> reporter: the bold, legal move comes as prosecutors up the ante, charging the couple with three felonies that, combined, could mean a maximum potential prison sentence of 45 years if convicted. unveiling new evidence las week, the government alleges the pair paid half a million dollars to get their children into usc as crew recruits, though neither rowed competitively. in an email massimo gianuli wrote his account, good news, my daughter is in usc bad is, i had to work the system. >> they have bank records. they have emails, text messages, phone calls. it's a very strong case. >> reporter: with nearly a dozen parents headed to prison, actress felicity huffman is the first to complete her sentence, but the script is still unwritten for the other hollywood star miguel almaguer, nbc news, los angeles. today the autopsy results were released for the granddaughter of robert f. kennedy. the medical examiner ruling

kennedy hill's death in august was an accidenov here's nbc's anne thompson >> reporter: three months after the shocking death of the 22-year-old at the family's historic hyannis compound, the answer >> marchant avenue for overdose request a supervisor >> reporter: an accidental overdose ruled the medical examiner of alcohol and five prescription drugs including methadone used to treat opioid addiction and drugs for depression and anxiety while in high school, kennedy hill wrote frankly about her depression i suffered bouts of deep sadness that felt like a heavy boulder on my chest, imploring her classmates to be open about mental illness and help end the stigma more than 17 million american adults have depression, anxiety is even more common affect40 million adults every year. her mother's cousin, former congressman patrick kennedy, an advocate for mental health

called saoirse courageous in the days after her death >> she opened the door for her peers to also come out and not feel shamed by this illness, and she's a real hero in my family. >> reporter: for speaking out about a problem too often ignored. anne thompson, nbc news. there was a tragic accident today at a florida air show. a pilot was killed when a vintage military plane crashed into a field near the runway the faa and ntsb are investigating. the air show has been canceled for this evening a 7-year-old girl is fighting for her life tonight after her halloween ended in tragedy. she was shot while trick-or-treating and remains in critical condition police late today taking a person of interest into custody. here is nbc's ron allen. >> reporter: tonight a little girl dressed as a bumblebee for halloween clings to life the latest victim of the gunfire plaguing some chicago neighborhoods. >> we are getting a ticket of a

little girl has been shot at 26th and lawndale. >> reporter: the 7-year-old girl was shot in the neck, an innocent bystander when a gunman targeted someone else nearby. >> the shooting yesterday was reprehensible. >> reporter: ironically, the press conference had been called to talk about what police said was progress, reducing violence in october. >> i'm disgusted but committed to doing everything we can to find the cowards that would engage in a gun battle where our children were trick-or-treating. >> reporter: authorities say the shooting was gang related while pleading with witnesses to come forward and scouring the area for surveillance video. >> i ask you for your prayers for this most vulnerable of victims, i also ask for your eyes and ears. >> reporter: in a statement tonight, the girl's family expressing gratitude for the outpouring of love and support from around the nation while their daughter remains in serious condition. ron allen, nbc news. a major warning tonight, everyone with an infant needs to hear the consumer product safety commission out with a new alert,

advising parents to stop using all incline infant sleepers, even ones that haven't been recalled the agency says the deaths of 73 babies have been linked to incline sleepers. a utah woman who was stabbed by a home intruder is now suing the company she says was responsible for police not being sent to help ron mott has details on her terrifying ordeal. >> help us help us, please!te the calls fo from two sisters being attacked by an intruder in their utah home >> ma'am, i can't understand you when you're yelling. >> i can't explain the trama of him coming into the bedroom. that's everyone's sanctuary. it's everyone's safe place >> reporter: but brianne lasley says despite providing an address, authorities were never sent as police say she was stabbed and choked by a former convict in 2015 who left his halfway house. >> every single second matters and my life depended on that. >> reporter: now she is suing priority dispatch, the company

that provided training and software to dispatchers saying it created a technological monster by using software that requires callers to answer a series of scripted prompts and predetermined questions before authorities are dispatched. >> they failed us that nightnowa very, very dramatic, terrible situation but you don't know where on earth to send the help to. >> reporter: today, priority dispatch responded, denying her allegations saying the system the women complained about wasn't used because dispatchers could not determine their address. >> there was no automatic location identification. this was a cell phone call it doesn't send that information. >> reporter: eventually brianne's sister, kaylie, ran from the home to find help, flagging down a police officer who was dispatched on a separate call, the company says officer ben holmes went inside and confronted 48-year-old robert burger, and shot him to death. >> people need to be able to rely on calling 911. >> reporter: a fight to ensure all emergency calls end up with help on the way. ron mott, nbc news.

there's a lot more here to tell you about tonight, including what amazon's alexa heard and how that recording may be a key clue in a florida murder mystery plus the price you pay the streaming wars as of tonight, apple is now in the mix but is the cost of all those services really worth it how do you choose? this little boy came for candy but ended up'lngtell you y hope you stay with us.

tonight, florida authorities are hoping one couple's amazon alexa can provide some high-tech clues to a mysterious death. morgan chesky has details. >> alexa, what's the chance of rain >> there's an 80% chance. >> reporter: it's a high-tech assistant tonight police are turning to for clues in the disturbing death of sylvia galva. her boyfriend adam crespo now charged with second-degree murder crespo told police the two were arguing when his girlfriend grabbed a spear saying he then

turned around and discovered the blade had penetrated the victim's chest it's unclear what happened now investigators are looking for any potential evidence his amazon echo may have captured the night she died >> the search warrant asked for the recordings that were taken from the devices in my client's home. >> reporter: his attorney believes the recordings will exonerate his client. >> we want to hear the recordings, as well. i believe in my client's innocence 100%. >> reporter: amazon said it does not disclose customer information unless required to do so to comply with a legally valid and binding order. this florida case once again raising questions about what our smart technologies are captures. do you see a line for privacy being pushed here? >> there is no question. this is not a recording these people wanted to create, however, if it helps solve this crime i would argue it's a benefit. >> reporter: new technology offering the crucial key but at a cost morgan chesky, nbc news. up next, a big recall to tell you about something you might have in your kitchen right now. also with more streaming

services coming your way, the competition is fierce, but which ones are worth the cost? we'll be right back.

next tonight, a food safety alert, nestle is issuing a voluntary recall involving 26 of its ready-to-bake cookie insideproducts after reports of for a full list of the products affected, visit our facebook page to the price you pay, apple making its big debut in the steaming wars. there are more tv choices than ever, but as jo ling kent tells us, the costs can really add up. >> reporter: there is an avalanche of new streaming services coming your way, promising original shows with some of the biggest stars. >> we're doing this my way. >> reporter: along with some of your favorites now competing with netflix, hulu and amazon prime for your tv dollars. apple is entering the ring with apple tv plus at $5 a month but

offers less content for now. disney streaming service will be $7 a month. launching next year, hbo max and nbc universal's peacock from the parent company of nbc news the price tags of many of these services may seem low at face value. with so many shows spread across so many different services, cutting the cord may not save you as much as you think consider this, if the average price of an internet connection is $66 and you sign up for three services, say netflix, hulu and hbo max, that comes up to $100 a month, virtually the same as your average cable bill, which is $107 a month. experts say the surge in services gives consumers the ability to create their own those made for them.ying >> the beauty is that the consumer gets to choose. so you get to be empowered to pay for what you want to pay for

and content you're interested in watching >> reporter: making binging when you want easier than ever. jo ling kent, nbc news, los angeles. keep it right here for now, just ahead, the surprising way one little boy helped save halloween for so many others stay with us

finallto trick or realized the homeowners ran out of candy here is kevin tibbles. >> reporter: was it a halloween ic when young jackson champagne peered in the bowl, he came up empty. >> there ain't no more candy >> repr: >> a little upset. >> reporter: as millions of kids nationwide filled their bags with goodies, this 8-year-old in maryland then decided to shell out himself.

not once but twice, he dipped into his own stash to share with the next kids. >> awe that was really nice, jackson. >> reporter: the home's owner was out trick-or-treating with her own child and later posted the doorbell video to facebook saying what a selfless act from this little guy. >> for all the little kids who went up there and don't feel sad because there's no candy. >> at that moment i thought he would just run to the next house then he stopped and put candy in i just had a mom moment and pat myself on the back, going awe. >> reporter: nearly 8 million t world a little sweeter kevin tibbles, nbc news. kindness that's "nightly news" for this friday

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